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January 31, 2023

The GC-DWC receives $600,000 award to create WCD training center in India

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received a $600,000 award from Porticus, a global philanthropic organization, to create a whole child development (WCD) training center in India. The GC-DWC will serve as the anchor organization f

What could we do?

Imagine Tomorrow Today: What could we do?

In the inaugural conversation of our new education, forward-focused series, Imagine Tomorrow Today, Neil Boothby, Fr.

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child - Haiti

February 17, 2022

Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child receives $3.4 million to support resilient education in Haiti

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totalling $3.4 million to fund resilient education programming in Haiti. These awards — from the W.K.

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January 13, 2023

Director Neil Boothby outlines education challenges in 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, the Institute for Educational Initiatives asked center directors what they feel are the most pressing issues facing education.

Eradication of Poverty

October 18, 2021

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Addressing global poverty is no small task. Just a quick look at the numbers can be quite daunting: according to the United Nations in 2015, 736 million people lived below the international poverty line (U.S. $1.90 a day).

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The GC-DWC launches its Social Enterprise Initiative

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) has launched its newest initiative aimed at fostering locally-led, sustainable development projects.

NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame tops $222 million in research awards, breaking previous records

The University of Notre Dame received $222.7 million in research award funding for fiscal year 2021.

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ACE Haiti joins the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child

The Institute for Educational Initiatives’ ACE Haiti program, a project dedicated to improving the lives of Haitian children, families, and communities through cutting-edge research and implementation of early childhood, literacy, and community development interventions, has joined the Institute’s G

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How to activate and strengthen local faith communities

Last week, we looked at an article from Dr. TJ D’Agostino, Dr. Nikhit D’Sa, and Dr. Neil Boothby on the role of local faith communities (LFCs) in supporting child development and learning.

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What's faith got to do with it?

The following blog pulls from a study published by Dr. TJ D’Agostino, Dr. Nikhit D’sa, and Dr. Neil Boothby in The International Journal of Educational Development. “What’s faith got to do with it?

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